Vanity case



Feb. 12 1924.

, H. D. HOUGH VANITY CASE Filed March 30. 1923 45 its end to cooperate with the on eh E2, 1924 air HERBERT D. ROUGH, O]? EDGJEWOOD, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO GHTMAN &

ROUGH COMPANY, 35' PROVIDENCE, ISLAND.

I. ODE ISLAND, A CORFORATION 0F RHODE vanrrr casn.

Application filed march 30, 1923. Serial No. 828,745.

To all whomjt may concern:

Be it known that T, HERBERT D. H oUoH, a citizen of the United States, reslding at Edgewood, in the county of Providence and c State of Rhode Island, have invented certain to construction of a so-called vanity case and the like, employed more particularly :for carrying toilet powder, rouge and a lip stick or other toilet preparations; and the invention has for its object to provide a deckie plate supported in the casing having a recess adapted to carry one or more toilet preparations and also provided with a recess for the reception of a lip-stick holder, means being provided in the latter recess for pen ac mitting the holder to be tipped u so as to be readily engaged by the hand 0 the user.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an inwardly-rolled or turned edge on the body of the casing under which as the corresponding edge vof the deck plate is sprung or snapped to be removably locked in position in the casing.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features at of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanylng drawings:

' Figure l is a perspective view illustrat- 85 in t e body of a casing 'in which the three tor et preparations are carried also showing the lid of the casing in raised position.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the casing showing the lid raised and the recess formed in to the deck-plate for the powder, also the recesses for the rouge and the lip-stick holder.

Figure 3 shows the construction of the bridge member in the lip-stick holder recess as being bent away to provide a recess at permit the holder to be tipped up by ressing downward the unsupported end.

l igure 4 is a sectional elevation on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the deck, 50 plate showing two cup members and a recess therein also showing supporting legs which members tosupport the deck late near t 0 upper edge of the body of t e receptacle Figure 6 is a stick holder.

It is found in the use of vanity cases of this character of advantage, to provide a deck plate having a recess or cup member therein for rouge, a second recess or cup for powder and cess in this deck plate for the reception of a lip-stick holder, and to provide means in the holder recess whereby one end of this holder may be pressed downwardly thereinto, as ilperspec tive view of the lip lustrated in Figure 3, to raise its opposite end into position to be readily engaged by the hand of the user; also to provide an inturned lip on the edge of the casing under which the edge of this deck plate may be snapped to be removably retained therein; and the following is a detailed description of my improved construction of vanity case which will accomplish the above desired objects:-

With reference to the drawings, 10 designates the body of a casing to which one side is connected to a lid member 11 by a hinge 12. The inner face of'this lid being preferably provided with a, mirror 13.

In this body portion 10, 1 preferably mount a deck plate 'l t preferably having a plurality of cups 15 and 16 set into openings therein, the upper edges of the cups being secured by solder or otherwise flush with the face of the deck plate. These cups are of such a depth that their bottom'portions will rest against the bottom portion 17 of the body of the casing to assist in supporting this plate in position therein.

This plate is also provided with a third recessed portion 18 extending transversely thereof and is designed especially for the reception of the lip-stick holder 19. The stock of this recessed portion provides a saddleor support 20 for the holder and the middle portion of this saddle is pressed downwardly as at 21 to form a rib adapted to rest upon the bottom of the bodv for supportin wardly when pressure is brought upon the holder. This bridge member is preferabl of a length shorter than that of the. holder providing a recess 22 at either end thereof, by which construction the unsupported end 24 of the holder may be pressed by the thumb of the user into its recess 22 thereby lifting the opposite end of the holder as the bridge against bending in a third transversely-disposed reshown in Figure 3, into position to be readily engaged or removed when desired. This saddle member also serves as a resilient connection between the main portion of the deck plate and the rear portion 23 thereof. In order to hold or secure this deck plate in the body of the casing, I turn or roll the upper pen heral edge 24 of the body in-' wardly an I then snap the correspondin edge 25 of the plate beneath this inturne edge of the body, the resiliency of the saddle member yielding to permit the snapping of the plate under the edge of the body, and its resiliency serves to assist in holding the plate beneath this edge by spring pressure so that it will not he accidentally removed from its osition when pressed into osition.

This p ate is preferably provid with a plurality of supporting legs 25 which cooperate with the cups l5 and 16 to support the plate at its proper elevation in the body.

In these cup-shaped recesses 15 and 16 rouge and powder may be placed and powder pufis or pads 26 and 27 may also be deposited therein, which pulfs are provided with operating handles 28 and 29. i

The device is extremely simple and inexpensive in construction and attractive in its appearance.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resortin to all the mechanical changes to which tlie device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended 0 arms.

I claim:

1. A vanity case having and a lid, a deck plate in the body having recesses for the reception of toilet reparations and a lip stick holder,-a sadd e in one a body member of the recesses for the lip-stick holder of a under said rolled-in edge, a cup for toilet preparation set into said plate and secured at its upper edges thereto, said cup bein of a depth to rest upon the bottom of sai body and support said deck in position.

3. A vanit case having a body member and a lid, a eck plate in the body supported near its upper edge and having a recess for the reception of a toilet preparation and also a recess for a lip-stick holder, a resilient saddle in said latter recess for supporting the holder above the bottom of the casing body and of a length to leave the holder unsupported at its end whereby this end may be tipped down to raise its opposi-te end from its saddle, the peripheral edge of said body being turned inwardly under' which the edge of the deck is snapped and retained by the spring pressure of said saddle.

In testimony where f I afiix m signature.

HERBERT D. OUGH. 

